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Shock and relief - businesses worldwide react to new Trump tariffs
ShareSave Workers sort tomatoes in a wholesale market in Mexico City Business leaders around the globe have woken up to the reality of steeper duties on exports to the US market, following President Donald Trump's new order on tariffs on Thursday...
PJ’s Coffee Comes to Rome, Georgia
PJ’s Coffee is giving a taste of New Orleans tradition as it prepares to open its doors to the community at 402 E. 2nd Ave. in Rome on Monday, Aug. 4. Just a few blocks from Broad Street and surrounded by local medical offices and shopping plazas,...

Political Collapse: Lessons From Fallen Empires – Part One
Written by Richard E. Blanton Analyzing the collapses of four historical empires—Ming China, Mughal India, the High Roman Empire, and Renaissance Venice—to uncover patterns and lessons. Our investigation of the disastrous society-wide collapses of...

Serie A 2025-26 Power Rankings: Napoli to win again, AC Milan return to the Champions League, Como to surprise
The 2025-26 Serie A season will kick off on August 23. Last season Napoli won the Scudetto on the last matchday after an exciting race with Simone Inzaghi's Inter. Everything has changed since then though, and two months later we have a totally...

Philadelphia Union reportedly adding high-upside striker Milan Iloski
Jun 25, 2025; Vancouver, British Columbia, CAN; Vancouver Whitecaps defender Tate Johnson (28) goes down between San Diego FC forward Milan Iloski (32) and defender Oscar Verhoeven (33) during the first half at BC Place. Mandatory Credit:...

Italy scrutinizes Meta over WhatsApp AI chatbot
The competition authority of Italy has started an investigation into Meta adding AI services to WhatsApp without user consent, citing concerns the move may be in breach of EU rules. In a statement, the Autorita Garante della Concorrenza e del...

Archaeologists Uncover Roman Production District in Ancient City of Suasa, Italy
Excavation in the ancient Roman city of Suasa, Italy. Credit: Accurimbono / CC BY-SA 3.0 Archaeologists from the University of Bologna, Italy, have uncovered a vast Roman production district in the ancient city of Suasa, revealing deep structures...

Who asked for population of Greater Manchester to flood UK in just 4 years? Politicians are so out of touch with public
WHAT holds a country together? It’s one of the most important questions a nation can ask. Yet, today, were you to quiz anybody in Westminster, they would probably stare back at you with a blank expression, unable to give you a convincing answer....

AXA Shares Decline on Net Income Miss, Italian Takeover
AXA SA fell the most in almost four months after profit missed estimates and the French insurance group agreed to buy a majority in Italian car insurer Prima Assicurazioni. The stock fell as much as 7%, the biggest intraday decline since April 7,...

The Latest: Businesses and US trading partners worldwide respond to Trump's new tariffs
Trump's order, signed late Thursday, imposes a change in tariffs on 66 countries, the European Union, Taiwan and the Falkland Islands. It came after a flurry of tariff-related activity in recent days, as the White House announced agreements with...

EU’s top prosecutor slams Bucharest for failing to report VAT fraud
BUCHAREST – European Chief Prosecutor Laura Codruța Kovesi has criticised Romanian authorities for failing to properly detect and report VAT fraud, despite the country having the highest VAT collection gap in the EU. According to the latest...

AC Milan’s rout of Perth Glory sums up A-League woes
July also saw Melbourne City and Melbourne Victory knocked out of the 2025 Australia Cup by second-tier opposition, whilst Western United continue to be rocked by a financial crisis and FIFA transfer ban. Perth's Italian expat community came out...
Why does New Jersey have an acting governor?
Acting Gov. Tahesha Way declared a state of emergency July 31 due to an upcoming storm. If you're wondering why Way was serving as acting governor in place of Gov. Phil Murphy, here's an explanation. Why does NJ have an acting governor Murphy was...

Italian Colonialism (1887-1896): The rise and fall of Shoan and Tigrayan Politics
Italian strategies of colonialism in Ethiopia, 1887 to 1896: The rise and the fall of “la politica scioana” and “la politica tigrina.” Background Italy emerged as a colonial power in 1882 when it formally took over Assab from Rubbatino, a private...

Turkiye, Italy, and Libya hold cooperation summit in Istanbul
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday received Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and Libyan Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh in Istanbul as part of a cooperation summit of Turkiye, Italy and Libya, Anadolu reports. Erdogan...

EU begs for US tariffs
Welcome to the Capitals by Eddy Wax. Feedback is welcome. I am around in Brussels for another week, and this newsletter is still rolling, so get in touch, share tips, tell me what’s happening, and let’s grab a coffee. Were you forwarded this...
Business : KNM's Subsidiary To Dispose Of Entire Equity Interest In FBM Hudson Italian
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 1 (Bernama) -- KNM Group Bhd’s wholly-owned subsidiary, KNM Europa BV, will dispose of its entire equity interest in FBM Hudson Italian SPA (FBMHI) to SymbEx GmbH and Terragarda GmbH for EUR19.50 million (EUR1=RM4.89). In a...

Boost Your Business: Attend Florida Realtors® 2025 Convention & Trade Expo
ORLANDO, Fla., Aug. 1, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Success strategies from top real estate leaders, the chance to network with other industry professionals, and the latest in high-tech devices: That's what the Florida Realtors® 2025 Convention & Trade...

Slovenia becomes first EU nation to ban weapons to Israel
Aug. 1 (UPI) -- Slovenia on Friday imposed a ban on all weapons trading with Israel becoming the first European country to do so over the growing humanitarian crisis in the Palestinian enclave in Israel's ongoing war. Its government said in a...

Little Italy Hotel Renovated in Major Makeover
HOSPITALITY: Overhaul Includes Rebranding as a Courtyard by Marriott SAN DIEGO – A Little Italy hotel, formerly known as The Little Italy Hotel, has been renovated and rebranded as Courtyard by Marriott San Diego Downtown Little Italy at 1646...